Spring structure



Sept. 9 1924.

' 1,507,854 H. O. REIDENBACH SPRING STRUCTURE Filed Aug. 14 1922 2 Shuts-Sheet l Herman O. ,Qel'denbach V INVENTOR.

Sept. 9, 1924. 1,507,854

H. O. REHDENBACH SPRING STRUCTURE Filed Aug. 14 1922 2 usts-Shoot 2 JNVENTGRV ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICER HERMAN o. REIDENBACH, or n-n'rnorr, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR To 1.. A. YOUNG mnusrnrns, Inc, or nnrno rr, MICHIGAN. 1

SYRING STRUCTURE.

Application filed August 14, 1922. Serial No. 581,744.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HERMAN 0. Batman- EACH, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring Structures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in spring structures.

The main objects of the invention are:

First, to provide an improved spring structure in which the springs are effectively supported in position and at the same time have their full resiliency.

Second, to provide in a spring structure an improved means for supporting the springs providing a resilient surface for supporting the upholstery.

Further objects, and objects pertaining to details and economies of construction and operation will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of the invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which:

Fig. I is a fragmentary plan view of a spring structure embodying the-features of my invention, the bottom structure being omitted for convenience in illustration.

Fig. II is a detail vertical section ona line corresponding to line 2-2 of Fig. I.

Fig. III is a horizontal section on a line corresponding to line 3-3 of Fig. II, portions of the springs being shown conventionally. v

Fig. IV is a detail horizontal section on a line corresponding to line 44 of Fig. V showing details of the center bracing.

Fig. V. is a detail vertical section on a line corresponding to line 55 of Figs.

III and IV.

Fig. VI is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line 6-6 of Fig. III showing further details of the center bracing.

In the drawing the sectional vlewsare taken looking in the direction of the httle arrows at the ends of the section lines and similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing, I provide plurality of body or supporting springs 1 oflthe double helically coiled type. These are arranged in rows as illustrated and are supported by a base comprising a border frame 2 to which the bottom coils of the outer springs are secured by means of the clips 3. The springs are further connected 7 by the base ties 4: formed of flat strips of resilient metal having loop-like bends or offsets 5 the-rein providing spring members. The ends of the ties 4 are provided with spaced tongues 6 which are folded over the bottom coils. This provides an effective supporting base for the springs and at the same time permits the bottom yielding so that is accommodates itself to a support which may be more or less uneven, or which will yield in the event the bottom is covered instead of being adapted to rest on a'platform-like support. I The tops of the springs are provided with a border frame 7 to which the top coils of the outer springs are connected as by the clips 8. Cross wires 10 are disposed between the rows of springs and are provided with coil-like eyes 11. The coiled spring tie members 12 are disposed in diverging rela-I tion with their inner ends engaged with. the eyes 11 and their outer ends" engaged in coils of adjacent springs. i

In practice two of these tie members are integral; that is, they are formed as a single spring passed through the eye, the single spring then being of V-shape. This is a matter of convenience in assembling, although each tie member might be a separate spring.

This arrangement provides an effective support for the top of the springs and at the same time a yielding resilient one for supporting the mattress or upholstery. The springs are further braced and supported by means of the channel shaped side braces 13 which are disposed to face inwardly to connect intermediate coils of adjacent springs, preferably about the center coils.

The cross brace wires 14 are provided with laterally turned ends 15 which are secured in the channel by folding the channel thereon. These cross wires have intermediate loop-like hooks 16 which are engaged with intermediate coils of the intermediate springs. The tie members 17 are engaged at 18 with these loops in the cross wires and at 19 with the intermediate coils of adjacent springs.

By this means the springs are efl ectively supported in upright position and at the same time their full resiliency is secured.

I have illustrated and described my impr'ovements in the form in which I have channehshaped bracing strips engaging intermediate ,coils of adjacent springs, and brace wires having their ends engaged in said channel brace strips and having intermediate parts thereof engaged with coils of intermediate springs.

2. In a spring structure, the combination with a plurality of upright body springs, of channel shapedbracing strips engaging intermediate coils of adjacent springs, brace wires having their ends engaged in said brace strips, said bracewires being connected to the coils of a plurality of springs intermediate the springs engaged by said channel shaped bracing strips.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

HERMAN O. REIDENBACH. [L 5.] 

